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Training, Diet, and Fitness / Re: Back surgery advice

« on: June 12, 2023, 03:13:26 PM »

Good luck, and enjoy the surfing!!!

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Zero wind.. No problem.

« on: April 06, 2023, 10:59:41 AM »

I'm interested. Anyone commercializing this as an alternative to foil drive? Any thought abiut the cost/benefit of recessing the battery into the body of the board? Bill was trying that a while ago.

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Gear Talk / Re: Rail wear options

« on: December 19, 2022, 11:48:24 AM »

What Bill said, x2.

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General Discussion / Re: My Shark Story

« on: November 03, 2022, 02:10:53 PM »

Rolf,

Thanks for sharing this.

We all want the best for our children, and life can be so heartbraking at times, that I sometimes think it was for the best that one of my daughters left us so young. She was beautiful and pure, so I don't worry about the fate of her soul. It's the rest of us that I worry about. Anyway, that's what I tell myself.

Peace to you.

Jorge

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Random / Re: Yay Elvis!

« on: October 21, 2022, 11:05:27 AM »

Boola Boola!

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Alaska - More from last winter. And this year.

« on: September 06, 2022, 07:37:24 AM »

I paddle in Miami and Costa Rica so these pics truly are mindblowing to me. Great respect for the passion.

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: I have been paddling distance so here are some random current pictures

« on: September 06, 2022, 07:32:34 AM »

Super cool TD!

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: ...So we wound up at Dennys.

« on: April 21, 2022, 01:36:10 PM »

Good job exercising that writing muscle!

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Foil SUP / Re: El Cheapo Foil Drive

« on: December 27, 2021, 12:19:07 PM »

I'm following this closely and have the same question as SUS4Life: "Do you plan to chop the fin portion off since it just creating unneeded drag once you have a foil on it?"

And, yes, please shoot tell us where you got the fin, and a bit more for us slow ones of how you attached it to the board.

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Foil SUP / Re: Foildrive motor

« on: December 07, 2021, 08:09:49 AM »

Maybe change the location of the battery box on V.2?

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Foil SUP / Re: Mr. Handsome

« on: November 23, 2021, 10:45:51 AM »

PB, How do I go about getting (and installing) those ventral fins for my L41?

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Training, Diet, and Fitness / Re: 6 weeks post RTC surgery

« on: November 20, 2021, 06:57:03 PM »

Bean, one size does not fit all. My PT is the best in the business in my location and we forged a partnership. Others may be satisfied with being able to put on a t-shirt, and that's fine for them and their PT. I wanted to never have a second-thought that my repaired shoulder was as strong, if not stronger, than the heathy one. He understood my goals for the PT and, during each exercise, constantly discussed how much I was willing to endure to get there.

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Training, Diet, and Fitness / Re: 6 weeks post RTC surgery

« on: November 19, 2021, 05:54:17 AM »

I suffered 3 subluxations of my left shoulder while SUP surfing in March. I'm five months out from June surgery which required a full labrum reattachment (8 anchors) and repairs to two RTCs (5 anchors).

Do as PB suggests -- "do a LOT more PT exercises and sessions than even the most aggressive therapist prescribes" -- because "PTs are used to dealing with wimps and all the fat, inactive people you see everywhere."

Get to PT early and loosen up well before PT -- I especially benefitted from one-armed resistance hand bicycles. Focus initially on recovering full range of motion, which means learning how to embrace the suck. "Do all the exercises 3x/day at home and, if you're not making the same wincing face at home that your making while in PT, then you're not working hard enough at home," my PT taught me. 

I was lucky to have found the best shoulder surgeon and best shoulder PT in Miami. I've recovered full range of motion and am now back paddling at 80-90% (shorter paddle and smaller blade) and strength training under supervision to reverse the atrophy.

Get there early, ask the PT to work you at the max, and do all the homework.

Good luck. 

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SUP General / Re: SUP Theft. Has it happened to anyone?

« on: October 06, 2021, 05:10:07 AM »

Had a Joe Blair that had been loaned to taken off my car overnight in a secure underground parking lot. Bought a replacement from Joe.

Incidentally, just bought a mountain bike. 

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Random / Re: "In other news, distraction boy gets distracted.."

« on: September 20, 2021, 12:01:22 PM »

But I was following the foildrive project .... What am I supposed to do now?